Paducah Battery Co. v. Edgar

MOREMEN, Judge.

The appellee, Dorothy Edgar, filed an ordinary action against her former employer, appellant, Paducah Battery Company, by which she sought damages on account of severe eruptions of the skin resulting, as it was averred, from -the' negligence of her employers in furnishing to her a dangerous substance with which to work. Upon trial she obtained judgment in the sum of $2,080. It is not shown by the record whether or not the parties were eligible to operate under the Workmen’s Compensation Law.

Appellant is engaged in the manufacture of dry cell batteries. On July 5, 1948, it…